Gear Review: Grivel Gamba 30 Daypack
Best-in-class air circulation keeps sweat off your back while maintaining stability, ideal for intense dayhikes.
Daypacks
From pre-work jaunts to all-day excursions, finding the right daypack to fit your needs and frame is imperative. The expert gear reviewers at Backpacker Magazine test the latest daypacks in real backcountry conditions for comfort, durability, packability, and more.
Gear Review: Mammut Trion Light Daypack
This Mammut pack hugs your back for balance while maintaining freedom for movement, creating the ideal alpine pack.
Gear Review: Black Diamond Equipment Bolt 24 Daypack
Stability for heavy loads from a stiff nylon framesheet allow for minimal rubbing and improved balance with this "carry-anything workhorse" daypack.
Gear Review: Patagonia Black Hole Daypack
Durable, efficient, comfortable, surprisingly roomy, this pack survived 200 trail miles and 200,000 air miles and landed its spot as "best all-around."
ARC'TERYX Arrakis 40
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ARC'TERYX Altra 35
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ARC'TERYX Altra 33
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ARC'TERYX Kea 37
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ARC'TERYX Kea 30
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KEEN Inc Tilden Daypack
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Gossamer Gear Big Bag Hyperlight Daypack
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KEEN Inc Ellwood Daypack
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ARC'TERYX Cierzo 18
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ARC'TERYX Cierzo 25
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ARC'TERYX Cierzo 35
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ARC'TERYX Nozone 35
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Black Diamond Equipment Speed 30
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Black Diamond Equipment Speed 40
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Black Diamond Equipment Axis 33
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Black Diamond Equipment Epic 35
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Black Diamond Equipment Astral 40
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Black Diamond Equipment Axiom 40
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Black Diamond Equipment Speed 22
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Ortovox USA Free Rider 26
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Ortovox USA Free Rider 24
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Ortovox USA Powder Rider 18
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Ortovox USA Haute Route 35
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Gregory Mountain Products Alpinisto 35
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Gregory Mountain Products Savant 38
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Gregory Mountain Products Sage 35
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Gregory Mountain Products Fury 40
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Gregory Mountain Products Fury 32
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Gregory Mountain Products Fury 24
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Gregory Mountain Products Fury 16
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Gregory Mountain Products Freia 38
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Gregory Mountain Products Freia 30
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Gregory Mountain Products Freia 22
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Gregory Mountain Products Freia 14
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Gregory Mountain Products Jade 40
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Gregory Mountain Products Z40
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Gregory Mountain Products Z35
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Gregory Mountain Products Z30
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Gregory Mountain Products Jade 38
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Gregory Mountain Products Jade 34
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Gregory Mountain Products Jade 28
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Gregory Mountain Products Miwok 22
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Gregory Mountain Products Miwok 18
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Gregory Mountain Products Wasatch 12
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Gregory Mountain Products Diablo 6
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Gregory Mountain Products Maya 22
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Gregory Mountain Products Maya 18
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Gregory Mountain Products Navarino 12
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Gregory Mountain Products Dipsea 6
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Mountain Hardwear SummitRocket 40
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Mountain Hardwear SummitRocket 30
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Mountain Hardwear SummitRocket 20 VestPack
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Mountain Hardwear Scrambler ULT 30
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Mountain Hardwear Via Rapida 35
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Granite Gear Jalapeno 35
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Granite Gear Cayenne 30
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Granite Gear Habanero 28
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Granite Gear Serrano 25
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Granite Gear Chilaca 22
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Granite Gear Ancho 18
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Gear Review: Arc'teryx Quintic 28 Backpack
A ski daypack that's extremely stable
Gear Review: Hyperlite Mountain Gear Porter Pack
A backpack made for ultralighters who travel in wet climates
Gear Guide 2012: Backpacks
Find the perfect load hauler for any type of trip.
Gear Guide 2012: More Tester Picks – Daypacks
These daypacks offer plenty of comfort, easy to access pockets and the kind of durability you need for any climbing adventure.
Editors' Picks with Executive Editor Dennis Lewon
This no-nonsense editor needs gear that can go the distance.
Editors' Picks with Map Editor Andrew Matranga
Gadgets and gear from our resident map editor.
Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Packable Day Pack
Ultralight stuff sack and daypack
Mother's Day Gift Guide: REI Traverse 30 Daypack
Perfectly sized and organized for done-in-a-day outings
Mother's Day Gift Guide: Kelty Diaper Daypack
An everyday diaper pack that goes from trail to train with ease
Gear Review: Osprey Sirrus 24 Women's Daypack
The fit and comfort of this pack scored high with all our female testers.
Gear Review: Deuter Speed Lite 15
A 15 liter daypack that's small, light, and tough.
Gear Review: Black Diamond Axis 33 Daypack
A tough pack made for climbing rock.
Gear Review: Mammut Creon Light 32 Daypack
If you only want one daypack, ever, this is your pack.
Gear Review: CamelBak Highwire 25 Daypack
A 100-ounce reservoir makes this hydration pack the best of the bunch.
How-To Slideshow: Fitting a Backpack
In this step-by-step guide, we'll show you exactly how to fit a pack for optimum comfort and stability on the trail.
Gear Review: Gregory Serrac 45 Backpack
Perfect dayhike hauler that can handle gear-heavy multi-day trips